Systolic
adjective
1.
(of blood pressure) indicating the maximum arterial pressure occurring during contraction of the left ventricle of the heart.
systole
(sĭs’tə-lē)
The period during the normal beating of the heart in which the chambers of the heart, especially the ventricles, contract to force blood into the aorta and pulmonary artery. Compare diastole.
systolic adjective (sĭ-stŏl’ĭk)
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